From NationalReview.com:

10. Dead people can’t vote at IOC meetings

9. Obama distracted by 25 min meeting with Gen. McChrystal

8. Who cares if Obama couldn’t talk the IOC into Chicago? He’ll be able to talk Iran out of nukes.

7. The impediment is Israel still building settlements.

6. Obviously no president would have been able to acomplish it.

5. We’ve been quite clear and said all along that we didn’t want the Olympics.

4. This isn’t about the number of Olympics “lost”, it’s about the number of Olympics “saved” or “created”.

3. Clearly not enough wise Latina judges on the committee

2. Because the IOC is racist.

1. It’s George Bush’s fault.

1. Intel - Santa Clara, CA | Information Technology: 1,301 million green kWh, 46% of total power used
2. PepsiCo - Purchase, NY | Food & Beverage: 1,145 million green kWh, 100% of total power used
3. Kohl’s Department Stores - Menomonee Falls, WI | Retail: 601 million green kWh, 50% of total power used
4. Dell - Round Rock, TX | Information Technology: 554 million green kWh, 158% of total power used
5. Whole Foods Market - Austin, TX | Retail: 527 million green kWh, 100% of total power used
6. Pepsi Bottling Group - Somers, NY| Food & Beverage: 470 million green kWh, 100% of total power used
7. Johnson & Johnson - New Brunswick, NJ | Health Care: 435 million green kWh, 38% of total power used
8. U.S. Air Force - Various bases | Government: 426 million green kWh, 5% of total power used
9. Cisco Systems - San Jose, CA | Information Technology: 401 million green kWh, 46% of total power used
10. City of Houston - Texas| Government: 350 million green kWh, 27% of total power used

According to Scientific American..

1. General Electric
   Industry: Conglomerate, U.S.
2. Royal Dutch Shell
   Industry: Oil and gas operations, U.K.
3. Toyota Motor
   Industry: Consumer Durables, Japan
4. ExxonMobil
   Industry: Oil and gas operations, U.S.
5. BP
   Industry: Oil and gas operations, U.K.
6. HSBC Holdings
   Industry: Banking, U.K.
7. AT&T
   Industry: Telecom services, U.S.
8. Wal-Mart Stores
   Industry: Retailing, U.S.
9. Banco Santander
   Industry: Banking, Spain
10. Chevron
    Industry: Oil and gas operations, U.S.

According to Forbes…

1. Apple
2. Berkshire Hathaway
3. Toyota Motor
4. Google
5. Johnson & Johnson
6. Procter & Gamble
7. FedEx
8. Southwest Airlines
9. General Electric
10. Microsoft

According to Fortune…

1. American Express
2. eBay
3. IBM
4. Amazon
5. Johnson & Johnson
6. Hewlett-Packard / U.S. Postal Service
7. Procter & Gamble
8. Apple
9. Nationwide
10. Charles Schwab

According to the Ponemon Institute…

1. China Mobile, $31.0 billion
2. Cisco Systems, $26.2 billion
3. Microsoft, $21.2 billion
4. Apple, $20.7 billion
5. Google, $12.7 billion
6. Intel, $12.0 billion
7. Nokia, $10.8 billion
8. Dell, $9.0 billion
9. Motorola, $7.2 billion
10. Taiwan Semiconductor, $7.0 billion

According to Valleywag…

The top 10 deals announced in 2007 were:

1. BHP Billiton bid for Rio Tinto: US$152-billion

2. Royal Bank of Scotland bid for ABN Ambro Holding: US$95.6-billion

3. Shareholder buyout of Kraft Foods: US$56.1-billion

4. Italy-based ENEL bid for Spain’s Endesa: US$52.6-billion

5. OTTP bid for BCE: US$48.5-billion.

6. KKR buyout of TXU: US$43.8-billion

7. Rio Tinto bid for Alcan: US$43-billion

8. UniCredito Italiano bid for domestic peer Capitalia: US$29.9-billion

9. TPG Capital bid for ALLTEL: US$27.9-billion

10. KKR bid for First Data: US$27.7-billion

According to Financial Post.

10. Accounting and taxes

9. Collectibles

8. Fine arts

7. Media

6. Political donations

5. Real estate

4. Retail

3. Software

2. Stocks

1. Travel

According to Forbes.com

10. Having no competition is a good thing.

9. The idea is the most important part of my business plan.

8. I need $5 million to start my business

7. A Ph.D. means something.

6. What you know matters more than who you know.

5. Financial models are bogus.

4. What you think matters.

3. Someone will steal your idea if you don’t protect it.

2. If you build it they will come.

1. A brilliant idea will make you rich.

According to Rondam.com

10. Adobe Acrobat Reader

9. RealPlayer

8. Skype

7. Ad-aware

6. iTunes

5. WinZip

4. Firefox

3. Naptser

2. Winamp

1. ICQ

According to cnet.com